Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 0.0115 trips per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1995–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Burkina Faso is 0.0115 trips per person, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0115 trips per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 trips per person, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 144th out of 170 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0064 trips per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.0073 trips per person | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0074 trips per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0077 trips per person | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0057 trips per person | -26.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0056 trips per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0107 trips per person | +89.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0069 trips per person | -34.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0077 trips per person | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0092 trips per person | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0071 trips per person | -22.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0087 trips per person | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 0.011 trips per person | +26.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0102 trips per person | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0099 trips per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0101 trips per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0107 trips per person | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0112 trips per person | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0106 trips per person | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0114 trips per person | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0106 trips per person | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0094 trips per person | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0098 trips per person | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0096 trips per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0094 trips per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0088 trips per person | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0107 trips per person | +22.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0115 trips per person | +7.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0115 trips per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0077 trips per person, 1.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0115 trips per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0152 trips per person, 76% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +89.6% | 0.0056 trips per person | 0.0107 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0069 trips per person | 0.0057 trips per person | 0.0077 trips per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0087 trips per person | 0.0056 trips per person | 0.011 trips per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0103 trips per person | 0.0094 trips per person | 0.0114 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0103 trips per person | 0.0088 trips per person | 0.0115 trips per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0115 trips per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0115 trips per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 trips per person in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 144th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.